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HYDRANT.

Patented Mar. 29

Wnesses:

UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

MAGNUS P. ELGEN, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TO ELIAS CRONSTEDT, OF SAME PLACE.

HYDRANT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 601,244, vdated March 29, 1898. Application filed December 4, 1896. Serial No. 614,514. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern.'

Be it known that LAMAGNUSP. ELGEN, of St. Paul, Ramsey county, Minnesota, have invented certain Improvements in Hydrants, of

part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of ahydrant, partially broken away, embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken on line a: of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a cross-section taken onV line y y of Fig. 1, and Figs. 5 and 6 are central vertical sections of a hydrant embodying my invention. f

In the drawings, A represents the body or casing of the hydrant, made up of the sections 2 and 3, the part 3 being normally set in the ground and protected by means of the outer casing 4.

5 represents the main inlet-valve interposed between the bottom of the hydrant and the supply-pipe. This valve is adapted to be actuated by means ofthe skeleton cam 6, secured upon the shaft 7, arranged transversely of the section 2 of the hydrant. This cam works in connection with the valve-stem 8, as shown in Fig. 6, the stem being provided with the screw-threaded yoke-shaped cap 9, having a transverse pin or roller 10 working in the cam. The cap 9 is screw-threaded upon the stem 8, so as to allow of adjustment, and one end 11 of the shaft 7 projectsthrough the side of the y`hydrant-body and is squared to receive a wrench bymeans of which it is turned and the valve thereby actuated. vThe valve is held from lateral or rotary movement, when being actuated,fby means of the cross-bar 12, secured upon the stem 8, one end of said cross- Vbar being grooved, as shown in Fig. '4, and

working in connection with a guide 13 upon the Wall of the hydrant.

The lateral plug-openings 14 and 15 are normally closed by means of the valve-cylinder 16, arranged in the top of the hydrant and held in place by means of the shoulder 17 upon the cap fitting into a groove 18 between the part 2 of the hydrant and the hydrant head or cap 19. The valve-cylinder is formed with a stem 20, projecting through the top of the hydrant, so as to receive a wrench 2l, a spring'22 being arranged around the stem to abut against the hydrant-head and valvecylinder to hold the cylinder in place.l The valve-cylinder is provided with openings 23 and 24, adapted to be brought into registering position-with the plug-openings 14' and 15, respectively. The opening 23 corresponds in size to the plug-opening 14, while 'the opening 24 in the cylinder is substantially double the size of the plug-opening 15. Thus the openings in the valve-cylinder register with both of the plug-openings when the cylinder is in the position shown in Fig. 3, and by turning it slightly to-the left the plug-opening 14 will still register with the port 24. Thus in actual use communication may be established with one or both of the lateral plugopenings, as desired, by a slight turning of the valve-cylinder.

I claim- 1. The combination with a hydrant having aplurality of plug-openings, of avalve-cylinder fitted thereto, and having a plurality of ports of varying dimensions adapted to be brought into registration with one or more of said plug-openings by the rotation of the cylinder, the main inletvalve, its stem, the transverse shaft and the operative connection between said shaft and valve-stem.

2. The combination with a hydrant having a plurality of plu g-openings, of the valve-cylinder having'a plurality ofports adapted to be brought into registration with the plugopenings by the rotation of the cylinder, the main inlet-valve, its stein, the counter-shaft, and the cam connection between said shaft and valve-stein whereby the rotating of the shaft serves to actnate said Valve.

3. The combination with a hydrant having two or more discharge nozzles or passages, of a cut-off valve Cooperating therewith, formed with valve-ports which increase in dimensions in regular order, in the direction of said 1o valves movement, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MAGNUS P. ELGEN.

Witnesses:

T. D. MERWIN, H. S. J oHNsoN. 

